June Daugherty
June Daugherty
June Daugherty is an American women's college basketball coach, currently serving as head coach at Washington State University. turned around the WSU women's basketball program by bringing in top-ranked recruiting classes, has improved attendance numbers and has overseen student-athletes who place premiums on academics and community service. Prior to becoming a head coach, Daugherty served as an assistant coach at Kent State Universityand Stanford Universityunder Tara Vanderveer. During the 2011-2012 season, Daugherty led the Cougars to one of the most...
capable defend defense players
We're going to have to defend them. All of their players are capable of big numbers. Our defense is going to be tested.
fun players throw weapons
We are not a one-horse team. We are going to throw 10 to 12 players out there. When we can do that, especially when we are flat, it is fun to see all the different weapons that we have.
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I think everybody in basketball knows that about 70 percent of the rebounds go opposite of from where you shoot it. So we just figure if you get more players on the opposite side, we've got a chance mathematically to grab a lot more boards.
group players reason step talented willing
We have a very talented group of players who I know are more than willing to step up, and what better reason to step up than for Kayla Burt.
great group players reason step talented
We have a very talented group of players and now they have a great reason to step up with Kayla gone. What better reason to step up than Kayla Burt?
giving home knew obviously players streak week
It was huge. I thought that the players responded well all week in practice, obviously disappointed in giving up one at home after the streak that we had, and we knew that we did not play to our potential.
We're back. But I don't think we were ever out of it.
doubted people year
We started out the year and people doubted us.
discuss doctors opportunity sit tests time until
Until we get through those tests and doctors have had time to sit down and confer with Kayla and with her family, I don't think we're going to have any answers. Until we can get those evaluations, I don't think we have any opportunity to discuss anything else.
athletic great kids success
We're having great success with it. I think it has a lot to do with our talent. We've got some kids who are pretty athletic and play very hard.
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There are ups and downs in every season. It was hard to finish the regular season that way. At the same time, I think good lessons were learned and we've taken a lot of that into our practices this week.
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We didn't think the game was out of hand at all. We put pressure on the basketball, denying lanes. The front line was trying to do a great job defensively and it all worked.
good sign state
Our state has a lot of good kids. You can't sign them all.
fans
Our fans give us a lot of energy, and we play better.